That said, Ward was vindicated somewhat by the word of Bruins’ GM Pete Chiarelli, who said that he thought that there was a deal in place. I don’t have a reason yet to distrust Aaron Ward’s sources, and the general belief is that the Leafs are looking for an upgrade over Ben Scrivens. John Shannon has also mentioned it.

It all depends what kind of ransom Jay Feaster wants for Kiprusoff. The Leafs have a tonne of cap space for next season so his salary hit isn’t much of an issue, but if the tangible assets Feaster wants for one of his franchise’s premier players since its resurgence are exchanged, the Leafs would probably come out behind.

The other thing to consider is that these are unsourced reports from media insiders who generally do the work for general managers to raise players’ trade values in exchange for a few scoops. Perhaps Dave Nonis is trying to convince Mike Gillis that he has other options not named Roberto Luongo? Of course, neither Kiprusoff or Luongo make all that much sense for the Leafs at this point.